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CIPRA Yearly Symposium 2010: "The Alps Adapting to Change"
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zopemaster
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Oct 20, 2010
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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regional policy, regional development programmes,
regional development,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties
CIPRA's 54th Yearly Symposium was held in Semmering/A (14-16 October 2010) to the motto of "The Alps Adapting to Change - Peripheral Regions Between Wasteland and Hope". It clearly showed that decision-makers are only now beginning to perceive the problems remote areas within the Alps are faced with. Unsurprisingly there were no patent remedies to the problems these areas have to contend with - indeed the circumstances and claims to exploitation in individual regions of the Alps are far too diverse and need to be countered in just as many ways. What remains is a need for debate and action for a sustainable, future-orientated development of peripheral rural regions in the Alps.
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Calm and collected in a heated discussion: Pascale Poblet, CCP Project Manager
"There's no stress involved in travelling by bus or by bike."
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zopemaster
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Oct 29, 2010
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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traffic avoidance, traffic calming,
transport policy, transport planning,
human powered mobility,
environmental protection,
environment
With a commuter plan that encourages the use of modes of transport other than cars the STMicroelectronics and ST-Ericsson site in Grenoble/F is committed to eco- and climate-friendly mobility. For this initiative the company was awarded one of the cc.alps competition prizes worth 10,000 euros. Pascale Poblet, CCP (Company Commuter Plan) Project Manager, explains why the company's workforce is in such great shape and why the company's kitty has benefited as a result.
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Background report on "Energy Self-sufficient Regions" now online!
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zopemaster
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Nov 01, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
energy efficiency,
renewable energy
The latest cc.alps background report is the compact on "Energy Self-sufficient Regions". It is dedicated to this topical, future-oriented issue and takes an in-depth look at the ambitious concept and its conflicts of objectives.
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Power plant expansion on the Lech at the expense of nature conservation?
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zopemaster
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Nov 01, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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hydropower,
renewable energy,
hydro-engineering - mountain torrent control,
rivers and streams,
rivers and streams - impairments,
rivers and streams
The Lech river in Bavaria/D is already being used on a massive scale for electricity generation, and only the stretch at Augsburg/D remains undeveloped. But even this section of the river could very soon become the site of a hydroelectric power plant. The expansion plans are not an isolated case; rather, they reflect a trend throughout the Alps, and one that is gathering momentum.
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climalp video: living in a plus-energy house
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zopemaster
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Nov 01, 2010
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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ecological building,
construction,
households,
energy efficiency,
regional cycles
CIPRA's climalp project demonstrates that energy-efficient houses built using regionally sourced timber are highly beneficial when it comes to living comfort, the climate, and the regional economy. A recent video featuring the single-family home of the Götz family built in Switzerland's Rhine valley in 2004 illustrates what sustainable, climate-friendly building can look like in practice.
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cc.alps showcases future mobility in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Nov 01, 2010
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
transport policy, transport planning,
traffic and infrastructure,
regional planning, regional development, land use,
climate change, climate policy
In September CIPRA focused on the issue of sustainable mobility and transport as part of cc.alps and co-organised two events on these topics.
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Publication on the challenges facing mountain regions
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zopemaster
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Nov 10, 2010
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
landscape,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
demographics
The Institute for Mountain Research at Innsbruck University/A has published a book on man and the environment in mountain areas under the English original title Challenges for Mountain Regions - Tackling Complexity. Besides the Alps it also examines mountain areas in the Andes and Patagonia.
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Legal barriers and potentials for a pan-Alpine ecological network
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zopemaster
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Nov 10, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
ecology,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties
A synthesis report from the international technical seminar in the frame of the "legal barrier" work package of Econnect, which took place on 6 May in Grenoble/F, is now available. In the focus of the seminar was the question "How can legal instruments contribute to the objectives of ecological connectivity in the Alps?".
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ForumAlpinum 2010: proceedings now online
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zopemaster
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Nov 10, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
research, science,
towns and cities, agglomerations,
land settlement,
climate change, climate policy
The 9th edition of the ForumAlpinum was held in Munich/D in early October. Titled Metropolises and "their" Alps it explored from scientific and political angles the relationship between the Alps and large cities along the Alpine Arc Further on the plenary talks and workshops focused on the relations between large cities and climate change, biodiversity, geo risks, and the European macro-region "Alpine Space".
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The shreds of Turin
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zopemaster
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Nov 16, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
Olympics
Mountain regions are footing the bill for the Winter Olympics - the Winter Olympics bring fame and glory and an economic revival to the regions. For a fortnight. Leaving behind an oversized infrastructure, debts and empty beds. That, in a nutshell, is Turin four years after the 20th Olympic Winter Games.
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